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Tough Times for Atheists
Did you believe that all the rain in May was ever going to end? Would the
blossom ever come? Would the leaves on the ancient oak trees in the churchyard
ever wave in the warm early summer air?
After such a long cold winter and spring, it was hard to imagine that such things
even existed. And yet, here we are in June, and the Chilterns are arrayed in their
full summer glory.
As a metaphor for Resurrection, this is hard to beat. All of us go through dark
times, and indeed must go the way of humanity. But with faith in Christ and his
promise of Resurrection, there is everything to hope for. I hope you share this
faith.
If you don’t, I invite you to take one of the following tests. Come and stand in
the Memorial Gardens in Old Amersham on a summer’s day, look around, and
ask yourself if all this stunning beauty happened without a Creator.
Alternatively, take a walk around the village pond and All Saints churchyard on
a sunny evening and ask yourself the same question.
As someone memorably remarked, it is sometimes very hard to be an atheist!
Tim Harper
Rector
Holy Matrimony
Sarah Harper to Paul Turner – 20 th May 2006
Lois Plumridge to Donald Henley-King - 27 th May 2006
Jo Miles to Marcus Selleck - 3 rd June 2006
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News from All Saints'
All Saints’ Officers
Patsy Wright-Warren has retired as Pro-warden after six years of service. Her
knowledge and expertise will be greatly missed, though we are glad that she is
to remain on the Committee. In her place we are glad to welcome Helen
Spencer, with Dumpy Swerling remaining as the other Pro-Warden.
Dick Ware is joining the Committee, with particular responsibility for financial
matters. The other Committee members remain the same, namely: Jennifer
Brock, Petrina Clackett, David Elliott, Catherine Green, Pam Holden, Ruth
Murphy, Chris Wege (Hon Sec).
Sunday Services
There have been changes in the pattern of Sunday Services at All Saints’.
Formerly there was a 10.00 am service on the second Sunday of the month, but
this timing has been cancelled. In future all morning services will be at 9.00am.
The Book of Common Prayer is used on the first and third Sundays, and
‘Common Worship’ on the second and fourth Sundays. When there is a fifth
Sunday in the month there will be the service of Matins.
Christian Aid Walk
Jennifer Brock writes: The Christian Aid Walk was held on Sunday 14 th May
2006. About fourteen courageous souls participated, considerably down from
last year, but nevertheless it was a perfect day and a perfect walking
temperature. The walk, which as always started and ended at the Red Lion pub,
went down through Luckings Farm, up past Seagrave Farm, through Sandels
Wood, Great Beards Wood, by Wood Cottage and back to the pub. Everyone
seemed to enjoy it especially Helen's dog Megan who raced at least five times
the distance of the prescribed walk, and followed her own preferred route. Pete
and Jen Brock would like to thank all who joined in, and we hope to see more of
you in 2007. Hazel Thomas reports that while the £95 raised from the Christian
Aid Walk was down compared with last year, the street collections raised £843.
The total of £938 is an excellent result and is a testament to the generosity of the
village, and to the hard work of the team of collectors. Especially our thanks are
due to Hazel, who has again acted as co-ordinator.
Reverend Rosie Harper
In addition to her duties at Great Missenden, Rosie has been appointed
Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham. In practice this means
assisting him with his pastoral duties in the office and around the county.
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In Memoriam
Teddy Joseph - 16 th April 2006
Holy Baptism
Megan Elizabeth Pagett - 28th May 2006
All Saints’ Charity
This is the Charity’s 21 st anniversary and to mark this we have a very active
year.
Our Spring event – Trash or Treasure – which was described in the Easter
Newsletter, made a good profit of £1,464 which has enabled the Rosanna
Hospital to buy some much needed equipment. More is needed as the Hospital
is now 12 years old and much of the equipment needs to be updated.
Our Summer Event – The Tempest by William Shakespeare - is an outdoor
production by Stageworks Theatre Company in the splendid setting of the
gardens of Bottrells Close in Chalfont St Giles on Saturday 24 th June 2006 at
7pm. The gates will open at 6pm to give the opportunity to find a good pitch for
your chair or rug and enjoy a picnic supper. We have received generous
sponsorship from local firms and hope it will be enjoyed by a good, and large,
audience.
Our Autumn Event – A Treasure Hunt and Barbecue – which was so much
enjoyed when we last held one in 2004, will take place on the Cricket Field on
Saturday 23 rd September 2006. Watch out for the publicity nearer the time but
put the date in your diary now.
The Committee is very grateful for the generous support over so many years. If
anyone would like more information about the Hospital or the events, they
should contact Marigold Curling – 726431 or Patsy Wright-Warren – 433356.
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Global Village - Pakistan
The autumn earthquake in 2005 caused aftershocks, both geological and social,
well into the New Year. Coincidental to the natural disaster we experienced
aftershocks of another kind. It is said that if someone sneezes on Wall Street the
City of London catches pneumonia. It would seem that the same is true of
certain cartoons published by some of our European partners. A small space in a
Danish/Dutch newspaper caused riots and mayhem throughout Pakistan. While
Western politicians and pundits were claiming that the Islamic World was over-
reacting we were dodging marauding crowds invading the Diplomatic Enclave
in Islamabad. Our great friend Canon Huw Thomas, Principle of Edwards
College Peshawar, was locked in his quarters for his own safety while ‘peaceful’
demonstrators ransacked one of the best educational establishments in the
Country. Of course, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonalds outlets were
burned down as they always are when the rabble-rousers are in full cry. It is a
great shame because these are all Pakistani businesses run under franchise and,
although very popular with the general public, a job in one of them is rapidly
becoming a high-risk occupation. It is a pity that the people who cry press
freedom seem to abandon any sense of responsibility along with the restrictions.
The Danish Embassy has closed and our friends there have gone home; it seems
unlikely that they will return.
Both types of aftershock had dissipated by the time spring arrived after what
had been, thank God and Allah, an unusually benign winter. A winter like the
one last year would have added to the post-quake death toll dramatically. For us
it meant warm days, upper sixties and seventy, and cool to chilly evenings.
Christmas morning sitting in the sun on the terrace for the second year running
was a joy as was strawberries in February, blue skies throughout and not a
suggestion of grey anywhere.
Spring in this part of Pakistan is a riot of colour; Bouganvillea, Magnolia,
Jacaranda and Flame Trees assault the senses in every direction and sweet peas
are a riot of a more welcome kind throughout March. We even have our own
version of the cuckoo to listen out for. It is the Asian Ko-el and from April
throughout the Summer and Autumn it is for us, the sound of Pakistan.
Spring also marks the time when one can begin to plan trips into the Northern
Areas. We have just returned from our second trip to the Khyber and the Afghan
Border. At Whitsun, we are off to the Swat valley, situated about as high in the
Karakoram range as you can get at this time. This area has just come back on
the security approved list and it is known locally as Udhiyana, ‘The Garden’ and
I imagine that’s about as far as any resemblance to Kent goes.
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Red Lion
May Day proved to be wetter than
ever! However over sixty doughty
villagers braved the elements to cheer
on the men and ladies Morris Team and
the now regular belly dancers. Those
who were happy to ‘dry off’ in the pub
joined us for breakfast and a bevy or
two under our new premises licence.
On the sporting front, although not as
successful as last year, each team won
something. In darts Kerry Ferguson
won the individual Captains Cup for
the second year running and Barry
Featherstone and I won the Reserves
Cup, also for the second year running.
The ‘A’ Quiz Team gained promotion
by winning Division 2 after being
relegated last year, and the Crib &
Dominoes Team won the League
Knockout Cup for the first time.
The Green Man - Grand Union Morris
However, the main achievement came
from Andrew Codling’s Golf team.
They came second in the Regional
Final of the Bass/Publican’s Annual
Golf Competition, just missing out on
an all expenses paid trip to Portugal.
This was a fantastic effort when one
considers that over 900 pub teams
enter and we finished in the top ten.
I attended the newcomers party at the cricket club last month and already a
number have settled into village life with two children joining the cricket
coaching sessions on Thursday afternoon. I am pleased to report that Ben White,
one of my boys, hit a 50 for the cricket club yesterday. Well done Ben - let us
hope it is the first of many.
For the benefit of all newcomers, a reminder that we keep extra stocks of milk,
butter,bread, eggs etc. if you run short. Our doors are usually open from 9.00am.
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Parish Council
The AGM, Residents and Council meeting of the Parish Council held in May
saw the re-election of Cllr David Hall as Chairman and Cllr Richard Valentine
re-elected as Vice-chairman and planning officer, Cllr Frank Auton remains a
Governor to All Saints School and newly co-opted onto the CPC, Kim
Richardson, takes over the care of the play-area at Hill Meadow. The Parish
Council notes with sadness that two stalwart members of its team have resigned,
Tony Barber and John Jefford will be sorely missed for their knowledge as well
as the humour they brought to the CPC meetings. The Parish Council hopes to
co-opt two new members onto the CPC during the upcoming meeting in July. If
you wish to be considered for one of the vacancies please write to the Clerk and
your name will be put forward at the meeting. Quite often when we see or hear
of things that we do not agree with, we say ‘I would make a good job of being
on the Parish Council’ well now is the time to stand and be counted. If you do
not wish to be considered remember that during the democratic 1⁄4 hour you can
have your say and ask questions, members of the public are always welcomed at
the Parish Council meetings.
PC Gavin McVeigh hopes to attend the next meeting which is to be held on the
25 th July 2006; he is our home beat officer for the area and would like to
introduce himself to the Village. Whilst the time is limited to 1⁄4 hour I am sure
that he will be able to answer a couple of questions.
Being a Clerk to a Parish Council is very diverse, I receive emails from old
residents, visitors to the village, or visitors to the web-site asking about
historical facts or memories. I have my network of helpful people who I
telephone for answers, but if you have any memories that can be shared by
being written down or photographs that can be scanned please contact myself or
Frank Auton. This will enable us to broaden our knowledge and build a more
complete archive of Coleshill through the ages.
We are at the time of writing this piece waiting to hear whether we have
succeeded in winning an award in the Best Kept Village competition, it would
be such a lovely boost for the Village to achieved recognition again in this
prestigious competition.
Remember the next Parish Council meeting on the 25 th July 2006 in the small
hall of the village hall, it starts at 8.15pm. Look forward to seeing you there.
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Parish Council Annual Report
It has been a very difficult year, but some substantial milestones have been achieved.
During the year under review the Parish Council held six meetings; May, July, September,
November 2005 and January and March 2006. Following the Council elections in 2003,
councillors, Messrs Hall, Valentine, Jefford, Barber, Atkinson, Smith and Auton continued
in office. The AGM in March 2005 allocated the various posts and responsibilities
amongst the officers. Their efforts on behalf of the village for the year is much
appreciated.
On the 17th February Mike Smith resigned from the Parish Council. He assisted Richard
Valentine on the Planning Applications. His efforts, common sense, and belief in the
village will be sorely missed. The clerk and Chairman wrote to Councillor Smith in
appreciation of his efforts. The Parish Council will need to co-opt a replacement.
Susan Smith continued in the post of Clerk. During the year she attended various courses
designed for "Clerks" which will assist in the Parish working towards a Quality Parish
Council Award.
During the year the average councillor attendance at meetings was 87.80% with three out
of the seven officers attending all meetings. The Clerk attended all meetings.
Various residents in the village attended meetings. The lowest number was 3 and the
highest 14. The average attendance was 9.66.
The Parish again entered the Best Kept Village competition but unfortunately did not have
the same success as in the previous year.
www.coleshill.org continues to make great strides in keeping the village up to date with
news and reports of the various organisations in the village. Councillor Frank Auton
diligently keeps the site up-to-date and active. He is also responsible for the very
comprehensive Village Newsletter. A special thanks to Frank for all his effort in this
regard.
Speed Limits were introduced by the Bucks County Council to the village in January 2006.
Whilst not everyone is happy about the various limits, and the placement of the speed
signs, the existence of such after 16 years of negotiation with the BCC is a real
achievement.
During the year, and in response to various requests from villagers, verges were cleared,
hedges cut, and some tree pruning was undertaken, the 'mushroom tree' on the common
included. A Tree Preservation Order was placed on two willows by the village pond.
Coleshill Common Management Committee ably led by Chris Wege continued their good
and successful work on the common. They submitted a formal report to the CPC on the 8th
August 2005.
The 'play area' at the Council Estate had been the subject of much review and it was agreed
to install some new play equipment. The council has voted a budget of £3000 to achieve
this end but eventually a sum of nearly £5500 was expended following receipt of various
grants and donations. Special thanks to Francis Robinson and Peter Lawrence in this
regard. It was difficult to assess an appropriate sum of money on the basis of the number
of village children who might benefit, value for money,' safety and local resident concerns.
ROSPA inspection of the playground took place during the year which required minor
remedial work.
Planning Applications submitted to the Chiltern DC which affected properties in Coleshill
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dumping at Brentford Grange Farm of a temporary deposit of waste material by Tesco,
following the collapse of a building in Gerrards Cross gave much concern. This continues to
remain a contentious topic. Councillors Valentine and Smith have perform a diligent and
thankless task with regard to planning applications and are not always able to satisfy the
applicants, the objectors and the Chiltern DC. CDC had introduced a new EDMS system
whereby planning applications were viewed 'online'. This has made the process very time
consuming and difficult. Thanks to the councillors for use of their personal computers.
The cricket field had been formally named in a previous year the 'Jack Adams Field' in
memory of this village benefactor. The Chairman had been delegated necessary authority to
erect a plaque or something suitable to remember a generous benefactor. This was achieved
despite a councillor and a resident expressing concern at the cost, placement, and if the
Chairman had exceeded his authority. The Adams family expressed their appreciation.
The Annual Return and Accounts which had been prepared by the Clerk, perused and
approved by the Council, had been successfully audited and submitted to the authorities.
During the year we had our insurance policies reviewed by an independent assessor who
advised that the policies were adequate and of good value.
During the year the topics of "Standing Orders" and "Financial Standards" were discussed.
If these documents existed they were probably 'lost in time and inappropriate to current
requirements". It was therefore agreed to adopt new statements and after necessary
amendments both these statements were adopted on the 11th January 2006.
During the year the All Saints School continued its excellent work following its 'glowing'
OFSTED report the previous year. The school adopted a 'Mission Statement' which can be
viewed in the website. Many thanks to all concerned.
The precept for the Parish was maintained at £3500 for the year. Following an expenditure
review it was agreed that the precept for 06/07 would need to be £4500.
The Clerk had advised of the ever increasing amount of paperwork accumulating for the
CPC and the difficulty with the use of 'private storage'. It was agreed the Chairman and Vice
Chairman would spend some time to have an official 'sort out', decide what to keep and to
negotiate with the Village Hall committee to obtain an official Parish Cupboard in the hall.
In March 2005 when I returned from my sojourn in South Africa I found within the Parish
Council a great deal of enmity and antagonism. I was faced with several resignations,
threatened resignations, and a very unhappy Parish Clerk. I have tried to alleviate and
ameliorate, somewhat unsuccessfully, this problem. I have been reading the Parish Council
minutes going back to November 1978. At no time have I been able to discern such ill will
between councillors. It is very unfortunate when persons give so freely of their time and
effort for the benefit of a wonderful village. It has been a very unpleasant year.
In conclusion another eventful if difficult year. Many thanks to all councillors and the Clerk
for their hard work and unselfish efforts.
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Musical Theatre
Book Sunday 4th February 2007 in your diary! The Time Of Our Lives -
Musical Theatre Company have been booked to present their latest show ’All
The World’s A Stage’ - A musical revue to celebrate British theatre from
medieval mummers to 20th century West End musicals. An hilarious mix of
song, music and dance, stand up and sketch comedy.
The show will be in the Village Hall and will be put on in aid of Samaritans -
more details and ticket applications in the next Newsletter
Coleshill Girl Guides 1940
In the Easter edition of the Newsletter this
picture was included with a request for more
information. Thank you to Sylvia Dollemore for
the following:-
The photograph supplied by Bill Dean in the
Easter Newsletter was taken in January 1940, and
shows 'old' members of 1st Coleshill Girl Guides
celebrating the tenth anniversary of the
Company. The venue is the hut attached to the
windmill, used as Guide H.Q. I am not sure, but
the nearest girl on the right may be Carter (her
daughter was Janet) and the nearest left one of
three sisters whose surname escapes me, but one
was Louie, who was Kate Barber's mother. The
person standing on the left at the end of the table
is Ruth Howard, the Captain. She lived at
Windmill House with her parents and two
brothers. She started the Company in 1930, her
father having 'sold' her the windmill for sixpence.
The Company was very active for some years,
but in the late 1940' s the number of girls of Guide age in the village dwindled.
Ruth was invited by Mrs. Nancy Strode, the District Commissioner, to take over
2nd Chesham Bois Guides, which she did in 1948/9, taking the few remaining
Coleshill Guides with her each week. I was a member of 2nd CB at the time,
sometimes camped at the windmill, and as I grew up Ruth became a good friend.
She died in 1968 aged 64, and I took over 2nd CB. I have the original logbooks
of Coleshill Guides, with many photographs, and would be happy to show these
to anyone interested.
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Horticultural Society
Our Spring meeting with Timothy Walker speaking on the Healing Power of
Plants was a great success. He entertained and enlightened us in equal measure,
and we learned about everything from the value of the English Yew in treating
cancers, to the possibility of the Star Anise being the most likely source of treat-
ing Avian Flu if it spreads to humans. Thank you to everyone who supported the
evening.
The next event will probably be happening by the time you read this! We are all
crossing our fingers for good weather for the Open Gardens on Sunday June 25 th .
It was super to have so many different types of gardens available to view, and
hopefully many people will have gone away with some new ideas.
The Village Show schedule is being delivered with this newsletter. The Show is
on Saturday September 9 th , and will be opened by my predecessor as Chairman,
Lindsey Haubner. As it is our Diamond Jubilee year, we hope to have as many
participants as possible – whether you are a keen photographer or a happy snap-
per, a super cook or a ‘bung it all in together’ type of baker, there should be some-
thing for you to have a go at in addition to the produce and craft classes. We will
also be offering a very attractive commemorative gift to every entrant – so please
do join in, it makes it much more fun!
Finally, we have produced some very attractive notelets based on the original
posters that our late President Ewart Smith made for Spring talks in years gone
by. A set of 6 different designs is available for only £3.50, and all profits will go
to his favourite charity, Marie Curie Cancer Care. Give me a call if you would
like some 431036). (See back page for more details)
Heather Auton
Chairman
Mid day Charity Walk
We ended with 197 walkers last Saturday walking either 6 or 13 miles in Windsor
Great Park in the searing heat (only three casualties with heat exhaustion who
were sorted out by St John's ambulance). There were thirteen walkers from the
village and three helpers (marshalling and handing out T-shirts, bottles of water
etc.) The 197 pledged a fantastic £32,497.10 which will be split between Iain
Rennie Hospice at Home and Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
The sponsorship forms will also provide gift aid which gives a further 28p in the
pound if people are tax payers.
So it was a very good day with a good result for the charities and I was extremely
pleased with the support from the village.
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A perfect day and another splendid Village Fete!
Many thanks to Marion Davies and all her many helpers
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Some of you may not know that I write a column each week in
the local paper. This is to report anything which is happening in
the village and is for all of us. So, if your child has done
something special, if you have an event in the village or a special
occasion you would like to share, my details are at the top of the
column each week.
Now, several people have said that they have not seen the column
recently and have asked if I am still doing it. It always appears in the Amersham
Examiner and Advertiser but not always in the Bucks, Chesham or other
Examiners or Advertisers. I have tried to get this into Mr Vastani, who delivers in
the village and still sometimes delivers a Bucks version to me. If he does the
same to you, point it out to him and he will change it.
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Neighbourhood Watch
The village continues to be quiet overall. One, almost unbelievable crime,
which happened recently, involved a handbag being stolen from the church! It
occurred when people were in the church having a wedding rehearsal. The bag
contained many items important to the owner, who will be very grateful if it is
found and has some of these things still inside. Please let me, or the police know
if you find anything thrown into a hedgerow or something similar. We found a
bag, which had obviously been in a hedge for many months, last year. Anything
of obvious value had long gone but there was a disk in there which, when we
notified the owner of its discovery, was found to contain a great deal of course
work, which she was delighted to get back.
There was one evening of robberies during the spring, when garden sheds were
broken into along with tools being stolen from a building site and other doors
being tried. It is only when tools are stolen that the true cost is realised, so do
see whether your storage is as secure as it could be.
The Ringmaster messages we are receiving are the usual ones for this time of
year. Cancelling everything when you go on holiday and look out for
neighbours’ property when you know they are away. Do not leave anything in
cars if you go for walks, especially Sat Navs. A few extra minutes care can save
hours cancelling cards, speaking to police and anguishing the summer days
away.
This is to advise you that PC 1701 Gavin McVeigh is the Beat Officer for the
villages of Seer Green, Jordans, Coleshill, Winchmore Hill, Knotty Green, Forty
Green, Penn & Penn Street. He is supported by PCSO 9714 John Webb.
If you have any non urgent issues they can be contacted by phone on 08458 505
505 or you can email them at
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Tennis Club
Summer is the perfect time for tennis - the sun is shinning, the grounds
surrounding the courts are looking at their best and it seems that everybody has
a smile on their face. Club play sessions are very well attended, these sessions
being the perfect time for mixing in and playing with members you don't
regularly play with. Club play for adults is Sundays at 10:30 and Tuesday
evenings at 18:00.
Unfortunately the Fun Tournament scheduled for the 21st of May 2006 was
called off due to poor weather (actually, it rained all day), this has now been re-
scheduled for the 2 nd July 2006, a notice to this effect has been placed on the
club noticeboards.
The Village Open Tournament played on the 4th of June 2006 under
wonderfully blue skies was a great day of fun. This event is particularly
popular, owners of courts in the village organising their own matches as well as
matches being played at the club courts, winners then meet up early afternoon at
the club for semi and final matches. This event I have been informed has a 30
year history! At its conception, eight courts took part, having approximately ten
players participating at each court. Players for the day's play would meet at the
Village Hall where a draw would take place to determine pairs of players - a
true village event.
The Junior Tournament takes place on the 16 th July 2006, this is the second year
for this event. The day starts at 10:15 - 10:30 with registration for the Under
9's. Age groups for the day will be Under 9's, Under 11's and Under 14's. The
event proved to be a fun day for all concerned last year and we expect to have a
larger turn-out this year.
Introduction To Tennis coaching has now commenced at the village school.
Peter Dodds is the coach for these sessions and he is assisted by players from
the Club.
So, the tennis club thrives - it is a fun and happy place to play tennis. ENJOY!
Angela Perry
Newcomers Welcome Party
Some 20 newcomers within the past two years were welcomed to the village on
19th May at a party at Coleshill Cricket Club’s pavilion - a very delightful
gesture. When the trend is to live behind solid electric gates in English villages,
it was more than reassuring that Coleshill’s residents displayed such a warm
sense of community.
May we thank the organisers and everyone who turned out to welcome us.
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Village Hall
The AGM took place on 26 th April 2006 when Howard Green was re-elected as
Chairman, David Hall as Treasurer and David Smith as Secretary. David
Atkinson kindly agreed to be reappointed as Auditor.
The Chairman mentioned the permanent ramp which has been built for push and
wheelchairs. A light has now been sited for access in darkness.
The Premises Licence is working well, although it did cost the Hall £477 for the
first year. It is not known what charge Chiltern District Council will levy on a
yearly basis.
An inspection of the Hall and surrounds has recently taken place and remedial
work will be done during the summer months. As Booking Agent my
knowledge of maintenance and installations has increased enormously. How
would I ever have found out the working of men’s urinals if it wasn’t for this
job?
As usual I welcome use of the Hall from residents in Coleshill who benefit with
reduced rates for personal use.
Ann Lawrence
Coleshill Village Hall - 1937
You can find out more about Coleshill Village Hall by going direct to our
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Coleshill Infants School
As usual during the summer term we have a great deal of activities going on at
the school, including sports day, our country dancing festival at Dropmore, as
well as taking part in the Coleshill Horticultural Society's Diamond Jubilee
celebrations on June 25 th 2006.
We were very fortunate to have a very hot, sunny day in May when the whole
school visited Legoland in Windsor. The children had a wonderful time in the
Imagination Centre building 'earthquake proof' skyscrapers and enjoyed the
rides and shows in the park. The sun also shone on school photograph day, so
we were able to have our school photograph taken outside in the garden. The
May Fayre took place in the Village Hall this year due to showery weather, but a
good time was had by all nevertheless.
We were very lucky to receive vouchers worth £100 from Gary Grant, of the
Entertainer toy stores, who is celebrating 25 years of business this year. He
generously donated the vouchers to many schools in the Amersham area. It was
nice to get some lovely new toys, so our thanks go to him.
Several visitors have been to our school in recent weeks, including Rebecca
Newbutt from Chiltern District Council, who spoke to the children about
recycling, Patsy Wright-Warren who brought Sheeba, her Hearing Dog puppy,
Margaret Williams, who is our contact for the Neema School in Kenya, which
we have supported this year, brought photographs and a video of her recent trip.
Our summer concert this year will be a musical production of ‘Puss in Boots', in
which all the children will be performing. It should be good fun, almost a
summer panto, with characters such as Dame Trott, Giant Couldbegood and the
Good Fairy. The dress rehearsal for this will be on Monday, July 10 th 2006 at
11.00 a.m. If any of our village friends would like to come along and watch,
they will be very welcome.
The end of term leavers’ service takes place at All Saints' Church on Friday July
21 st 2006, at 11.00 a.m. to which our friends in the village are also warmly
invited. Thank you to everyone in the village who has supported the school this
year.
Jenny Earp
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Coleshill Common
At the end of the winter season of work on the Common we had a session of
tree planting. The trees included some chosen for their blossom and fruits, and
these are being positioned along the margin of the grassland. All, of course, are
native species found in this area.
In recent years some villages have planted Community Orchards. Graham
Thorne and I were conducted around Downley Common a few months ago,
and were shown their Orchard. Perhaps the wild trees that we have planted on
our Common are the equivalent of that – or maybe there is a corner in the Jack
Adams Field for a group of fruit trees?
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The picture shows Penny, Chris, Graham, Derek, and Dave planting the 100th
tree since management of the Common began.
Chris Wege
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Cricket Club
The season has started well with both Saturday teams enjoying the
giddy heights of being second in their divisions, after the most recent
matches however the slide down the leagues has begun, hopefully to be
arrested fairly soon!
We are hoping to be able to pack away the jumpers and raincoats now,
summer appears to have arrived in early June. The early games this
season forced many a player to wonder why they play cricket and indeed
why they haven't moved to sunnier countries already.
We are currently planning a big social event for the summer, posters
should all over the village by the time you read this. Please come
along!
Graham Flack
Chairman
Newsletter Future Editions
We now publish four editions of the Newsletter - Easter, Summer, Autumn and
Christmas. I welcome contributions from anyone in the village about anything
they think would be of general interest to the residents of Coleshill.
If you would like to submit an article, either e-mail or drop it in. I can work
with anything from word processed documents to hand written entries. Photos
are especially welcome and I can work in any format from digital to Polaroids!
The Newsletter is in black & white but I can convert colour pictures very
easily. The deadline dates for future editions are as follows:-
Frank Auton
EDITION DEADLINE
Autumn 2006 Friday 1st September 2006
Christmas 2006 Friday 10th November 2006
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Coleshill W.I.
I have said before that, to me, one of the best things about W.I. is the friendship
and supportive network that it provides. Recently my Mother has been seriously
ill and I have been extremely busy caring for my blind Father and committed to
regular hospital visiting which meant my role as president was sorely neglected.
The kindness and willingness to help from many of our members both lifted my
spirits and ensured I did not have to worry that all would continue as normal at
Coleshill W.I. I feel proud to be a member of such a caring organisation.
At our March meeting I missed an excellent talk on Graphology, the study of
character from handwriting. Afterwards I heard that the speaker looked at a
sample of my handwriting and described me very accurately. Of course I can’t
comment as I don’t know exactly what was said and can only hope it was
flattering! This was followed by a talk in April on Geology which was much
more interesting than many people anticipated but disappointing that it was not
specifically about the Coleshill area as we had expected. May, as always, was
devoted to discussing this year’s resolutions on renewable energy in new-build
housing and sport for a healthier population. We are waiting to hear whether
these proposals were adopted at the National A.G.M. in Cardiff last week.
The outing to the National Theatre to see ‘Royal Hunt of the Sun’ was a great
success and our venture into hiring a small coach, rather than desperately trying
to fill a bigger one, worked well. This means that in future we can consider trips
for specific interests instead of always looking for a day out that will please
everyone.
Summer has come and we are busily preparing the raffle for the village fete,
planning a tea party in Pat’s garden and organising the Group Lunch, which is
to be in Coleshill again this year.
Following the success of the evening with Betty Boothroyd at Wycombe Swan
last autumn there is to be a similar event with Dame Stella Rimington on
Wednesday, 8 th November 2006. Whilst this is organised and hosted by the W.I.
tickets are available to the general public from The Swan box office, but they
are selling like hot cakes so if you’d like to join us phone quickly. You can be
sure of a friendly welcome.
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Diary Dates
Saturday 24 th June
Saturday 24 th June
Sunday 25 th June
Monday 10 th July
Sunday 16 th July
Sunday 16 th July
Friday 21 st July
Tuesday 25 th July
Friday 1 st September
Saturday 9 th September
Saturday 23 rd September
Wednesday, 8 th November
Friday 10th November
Sunday 4th February 2007
Mini Farmers Market
The Tempest - All Saints’ Charity
Coleshill Open Gardens afternoon
School Concert Dress Rehearsal
Junior Tennis Tournament
Coleshill Conservatives Garden Party
Village School - End of Term Service
Parish Council meeting
Deadline for Autumn Newsletter
Village Show
Treasure Hunt & Barbecue - All Saints’
Stella Rimington - WI
Deadline for Winter Newsletter
Time of Our Lives Musical Theatre
Parish Council Vacancies
Following the resignations of two long standing councillors - Tony Barber and
John Jefford, there are currently two vacancies on the Parish Council.
The Parish Council can co-opt new councillors at the next meeting which is on
Tuesday 25th July 2006.
If you would like to be considered then please contact the Parish Council Clerk
Susan Smith and let her know. Please feel free to indicate if you have any
particular areas of the work of the Parish Council that you would be interested
in.
If you would like further information about what is involved then please feel
free to contact the Chairman - David Hall or any of the existing councillors.
Contact details are overleaf.
It is your village and it is important that people who live in and care for
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Contact Numbers
Reverend Tim Harper - Rector
Dorothy Potter - Parish Secretary
Dumpy Swerling - All Saints' Pro-Warden
Helen Spencer - All Saints’ Pro-Warden
John Brumwell - Parish Treasurer
Chris Wege - Hon Secretary All Saints'
Catherine Green - Church Flowers
Ruth Murphy - Organist & Choirmaster All Saints'
Frank & Heather Auton - Newsletter
Susan Smith - Clerk Parish Council
Ann Lawrence - Village Hall Bookings
Marianne Holt - Magpie Club & Parish Youth Worker
Jenny Earp - Head teacher Village School
Jack & Lindsey Haubner - Neighbourhood Watch
Eileen Gershon - President Coleshill W.I.
Amanda McCallum - Iain Rennie Hospice at Home
David Smith - Coleshill Horticultural Society
Angela Perry - Secretary Coleshill Tennis Club
Terry Power - Secretary Coleshill Cricket Club
John Holland - Coleshill Short Mat Bowls
John & Chris Ullman - The Red Lion
Chris Wege - Common Management Committee
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David Hall Chairman of Parish Council 725231
Richard Valentine Vice-Chairman of Council 725794
Jan Atkinson Member of Parish Council 434830
Frank Auton Member of Parish Council 431036
Kim Richardson Member of Parish Council tba
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Services in the Parish
St Mary’s 8.00 am Holy Communion
All Saints’ 9.00 am Holy Communion
St Mary’s 10.15 am Holy Communion
St Mary’s 11.45 am Matins
All Saints’ 6.00 pm Evensong
(1 st Sunday of every month)
St Mary’s 6.00 pm Evensong
(except 1 st Sunday of month)
Horticultural Society Notelets
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Sets of six notelets with full colour reproductions from original designs by
Ewart Smith, produced in his memory by Coleshill Horticultural Society
of which he was President.
Available from Heather Auton on 431036. Price £3.50 per set of six
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